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Sooty Tern
Sterna fuscata
-3.72077, 55.2036
Field Notes
Description:
These terns come in over the ocean in huge numbers, and just keep on coming!
Habitat:
Coming into roost in scrubland on small island.
Notes:
Bird Island is named in honour of its spectacular colony of around 700,000 pairs of sooty tern that nest on the island. The birds arrive from late March, laying eggs in May and remaining until October before leaving the island.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedApril 26, 2021
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